The Walkolution Blog
Why Sitting Impairs Gut Health, Digestion and t...
Sitting causes food to compress in the intestines, which impairs digestion and can lead to long-term low level inflammation in and around the intestine with negative effects on the healthy gut flora (microbiome). This has been...
Why Sitting Impairs Gut Health, Digestion and t...
Sitting causes food to compress in the intestines, which impairs digestion and can lead to long-term low level inflammation in and around the intestine with negative effects on the healthy gut flora (microbiome). This has been...
Sitting Leads to Lower Back Pain and Disk Herni...
Sitting puts enormous pressure on the spine, mostly at critical junctions. This results in herniated discs, chronic back pain and spinal degeneration.Many also suffer mental effects from back pain, all too...
Sitting Leads to Lower Back Pain and Disk Herni...
Sitting puts enormous pressure on the spine, mostly at critical junctions. This results in herniated discs, chronic back pain and spinal degeneration.Many also suffer mental effects from back pain, all too...
How Sitting Affects the Brain and the Mind
THE BRAIN – MOVE IT OR LOSE IT The brain is increasingly understood to be more closely related to a muscle than an organ. And, like all muscles, the brain...
How Sitting Affects the Brain and the Mind
THE BRAIN – MOVE IT OR LOSE IT The brain is increasingly understood to be more closely related to a muscle than an organ. And, like all muscles, the brain...
Sitting, Desk Jobs and Upper Back Pain
Today we have unprecedented – and seemingly unlimited – access to powerful information and communication technology. This has allowed us a level of engagement and freedom previously unheard of and...
Sitting, Desk Jobs and Upper Back Pain
Today we have unprecedented – and seemingly unlimited – access to powerful information and communication technology. This has allowed us a level of engagement and freedom previously unheard of and...
How Sitting Increases Cancer Risk
Sitting more than 8 hours daily increases the risk for lung cancer by 54%, uterine cancer by 66% and colon cancer by 30%. This is in part due to hormonal changes (IGF-1), excessive insulin...
How Sitting Increases Cancer Risk
Sitting more than 8 hours daily increases the risk for lung cancer by 54%, uterine cancer by 66% and colon cancer by 30%. This is in part due to hormonal changes (IGF-1), excessive insulin...
How Sitting Too Much Damages the Heart
A heart attack is the ultimate complication of a disease, which may often remain silent for years before revealing itself in a single, and sometimes deadly event. Heart disease remains...
How Sitting Too Much Damages the Heart
A heart attack is the ultimate complication of a disease, which may often remain silent for years before revealing itself in a single, and sometimes deadly event. Heart disease remains...